Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-08
Proposed National Normal School.

Proposed National Normal School.
lCopwiSa 1887, by the California Associated Prsss.l
WASHINGTON, November 7th.-C. s..
Young OF Nevada, ex-President of the De-
partment of Superintendence of the
National Educational Association, is send
ing out circulars announcing that Senator
William Stewart, of Nevada, intends at the
next session of Congress to introduce bill
authorizing the expenditure of at least
0,OO0 900 for the establishment of q
National Normal School at Washington
d. c. Papers in support of this idea are
being solicited to be read before meeting
of the Association in Washington next
February.
Pacific Coast Postal Notes.
Copyright 1887, by The California Associated Pres
WASHINGTON, November 7th.-[Special. I
The postoffice at Moore's Ranch, Tehama
county, has been discontinued and the
| mails will go to Tehama.
Thos. Edmonds has been commissioned
Postmaster at Anthony House, Rosine
Eduer at Mendon and Clinton H. Lewis at
Wildowar, California.
California Pensions.
WASHINGTON, November 7th.-[Special.] ]
These California pensions have been
granted: Mrs. V. Benson, Woodland !;
| Hiram B. Chase, Red Bluff; NJ. S. Merrill,
Yountville; Thos. H. Craig, San Francisco.
Lighthouse Keepers.
Copyright 1887, by the California Associated Press
WASHINGTON, November 7th.-[Special. /
The Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Rosmers Petersen, Fourth Assist
ant Keeper of the lighthouse station at
Tullamook Rock, Or, and VIM. Fry, Sec
ond Assistant Keeper at Cape Disappoint-
ment, w. T.
Cruise of the AIbatross,
Cogpagl, 1887, by tie California Associated Press
WASHINGTON, November 7th.-[Special. I
The Fish Commission boat Albatross has
ABOUT finished fitting out for her extended
Paclhc course, and will probably leave the
navy yard the latter part of this week.
Police Gatling Gun.
Copyright, 1887, by The California associated Pres
new YORK, November 7th.-Dr. Calling.
OF Gatllng gun fame, is in the city and has
exhibited his new police gatling. 1t weighs,
with the tripod on which it rests. I5e
pounds. 1t will fire 500 shots per minute
and experimentally $1,000 shots were re.
Gently fired in one hour and half. The
speed is increased by new method of feed
ing the cartridges.
Field Fires in Wisconsin.
PORTAGE (Wis.), November 7th.-The
Lewiston marsh, a few miles west of here,
was flred by locomotive spark yesterday,
and thousands of tons of hay was de-
stroyed. Hundreds of acres were burned
over and many farmers lost the entire sea-
sons cut of hay Fires are reported all
along the track to Lyndon, fences being
destroyed and houses endangered. The
financial loss is very heavy
Villainous Tramps
LANCASTER (Pa.) November 7th.-Thirty.
eight tramps confined in the county work
house have for several days been in revolt
and refused to break stone Last night
number of them attempted to escape, when
one was shot by keeper, how badly has not
been ascertained, as the tramps are in
| possession OF the yard and threaten with
violence andyody who enters.
A Dynamiter Sentenced.
RACINE (Wis.), November 7th.-John
Jambor, convicted on Saturday of an at
tempt to kill ex-Mayor Secor with dyna-
mite bomb, little over year ago, was to-
| day sentenced to prison for ten years. An
appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court.
Jambor attempted suicide this afternoon
by taking morphine. His condition was
discovered in time to save his life.
Scott Gets His Papers.
| WASHINGTON, November 7th.-Irying Nj.
Scott, of the Union Iron Works, San Fran
| cisco, has just received the signed contract
| for the second steel cruiser to bebuili by
his company for the Government.
Henry Georges Inspectors.
| New YORK, November 7th.-The Su-
preme Court to-day decided that the United
Labor (or Henry George) party is entitled
| to an Election Inspector at each polling
place. The claims of the Socialists and
Irving Hall were rejected.
| A National Bank Closed.
| ST. LOUIS, November 7th.-The Fifth
National Bank closed its doors at 1:15 P NJ.
to-day. Marcus Wolfe, one of the Direc-
tors, brought suit against l. b. Rosenthal,
another Director, aggregating S7l 900.
Disastrous Fire in Evansville.
night.-A large fire is raging in Odd Eel
lows Block and several large stores are
burning. There is scarcity of water, and
it is thought that none of the stores in the
block can be saved. The loss will be over
| 500 900.
| Capture of Border Bandits.
| GALVESTON, November 7th.-A dispatch
from Rio Grande City says: Adolfo De
Lon and Chico Pelen, two bandit Chiefs
and the worst OF all the gang that has beer
committing depredations in this section
were captured in Mexico yesterday. The
ranchero who had been harboring them is
also prisoner with them. They will al
certainly be shot.
Soldiers Home Managers Coming.
WASHINGTON, November 7th.-General
Black, Commissioner of Pensions, viii
leave tomorrow on tour to inspect the
| Soldiers Homes in the West, and especially
to visit the Pacific coast TO assist in select
| ing site for the new branch Home pro.
| vided by Act of Congress to be established
there. The rest of the party will consist ol
the Managers of Homes.
Death of War Veteran.
| PHILADELPHIA November 7th.-General
Joshua l. Owen died this afternoon. He
rendered distinguished military service on
the Union side during the late war.
A HIgh-Priced Reporter.
| KANSAS CRY, November 7th.-A civil suit
| for So 900 damages was begun in the u
| S. District Court to-day against Edward
| Corrigan by T. J. Mosier, the reporter
whom be assaulted last Friday.
Warrants Out for Illegal Voters.
New YORK, November 7th.-Between
1000 and 5000 warrants for the arrest oi
illegal voters in this city tomorrow are